The Oasis of Siwa, luxuriant exception in the harsh, arid desert. Vanilla absolute. A stretch of green lost in an endless sea of sand. Oil of cinnamon leaf. Narrow ochre and yellow-hued streets, clay lace vestiges, houses with brightly coloured doors. Narcissus absolute. The radiant greens of olive trees and palm leaves, the browns and violets of sun-dried dates. Oil of incense. Siwa, a mirage, a bottomless well of desired visions. Siwa is a unisex amber fragrance created in 2007 by Alienor Massenet. It features top notes of narcisse absolute, cinnamon leaf essence and freesia accord; middle notes of heliotrope accord, incense resinoid and sandalwood album essence; and base notes of bourbon vanilla extract, musk and benzoin resinoid. It is an eau de parfum, edp.
Fragrantica: "A wonderful soft wearing fragrance that smells like it should be placed in the “clean” category although it has a slight yummy (cereal) point of difference. A stunning everyday type scent but lasts all of 2 hours."
Fragrantica: "An airy, ozonic, slightly floral (narcissus) vanilla with a grainy, cereal like undertone. Very creamy, smooth, smells like luxury body lotion, clean, freshly showered skin. Not too sweet, it's the vanilla for the heat of the summer. Very fleeting in the winter months, only really works on warm skin. I have a very sensitive nose and hate the current trend of "I am only paying this much if I can be smelled from hell", that being said, it's even a bit too light for me. I would like to feel it more, because it's beautiful. Great for layering or wearing it at home, and I find myself reaching for it quite often when my nose is tired, overstimulated and needs a reset."
Fragrantica: "It's a gorgeous gold colored scent! There is an awesome almost boozy honeyed-cereal like grain accord which is smeared creamy on a slippery-silky smooth, and softly vanilla-y, light butter accord. But the opening of this rich composition is truly light, breezy & ethereal thanks to the ozonic violet leaf and the aldehydes. This airiness is paired beautifully with the almost aquarelle toned, semi translucent, somehow tiny wet & veil like, comely & pale-yellow narcissus. And this dewy vibe of the flower is blended together perfectly that slightly liquid booziness wiche is spiced, sprinkled and sparkled up with some cinnamon (- which is also nice and airy at the beginning) With time, the fragrance becomes more silky & powdery but keeps the written consistency. This fragrance is perfectly uplifting & sunny, shiny, gold & sweet whilst breezy and a bit dewy at the beginning with the tone of the faint but fresh, pale greenish-yellow watercolor. It's reminiscent to the golden grain fields & dewy meadows which are painted by the sunbeams on an early, birds-chirping summer morning in august. While the sun is coming up, and getting higher, the temperature is also getting warmer, just like the fragrance which is getting a bit more rich. While the sun reach at its top on the sky, the warm but light golden dustiness of the earth, the fields and the honeyed pollens are mixing with the warm air starts to dancing & playing with the summer breeze. For me it's one of the perfect Indian summer/early September fragrance."
Fragrantica: "Siwa is a soft, floral and is beautiful. Smooth, powdery dry down. Beautifully blended with an emphasis on the narcissus. I LOVE narcissus! Could definitely wear for three seasons except winter and I plan to. Siwa is not a scent bomb, so people won't smell you before you walk in a room, BUT, they will definitely smell this lovely fragrance when you walk by. Longevity: 8-9 hours."
